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Paypal (PYPL) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note
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In the latest close session, Paypal (PYPL - Free Report) was down 2.04% at $52.71. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.45%. At the same time, the Dow lost 1.21%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.01%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the technology platform and digital payments company had lost 10.96% lagged the Business Services sector's loss of 3.49% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.43%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Paypal in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on October 27, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $1.32, marking a 1.49% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $8.7 billion, up 3.38% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.38 per share and revenue of $34.66 billion, which would represent changes of +1.32% and +4.48%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Paypal. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.2% increase. At present, Paypal boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Paypal is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 10. This represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 12.91.
It is also worth noting that PYPL currently has a PEG ratio of 1.15. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Financial Transaction Services industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.9.
The Financial Transaction Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 186, this industry ranks in the bottom 25% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.
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Paypal (PYPL) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note
In the latest close session, Paypal (PYPL - Free Report) was down 2.04% at $52.71. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.45%. At the same time, the Dow lost 1.21%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.01%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the technology platform and digital payments company had lost 10.96% lagged the Business Services sector's loss of 3.49% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.43%.
Investors will be eagerly watching for the performance of Paypal in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to be unveiled on October 27, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $1.32, marking a 1.49% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $8.7 billion, up 3.38% from the prior-year quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.38 per share and revenue of $34.66 billion, which would represent changes of +1.32% and +4.48%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Paypal. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 0.2% increase. At present, Paypal boasts a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In the context of valuation, Paypal is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 10. This represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 12.91.
It is also worth noting that PYPL currently has a PEG ratio of 1.15. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Financial Transaction Services industry had an average PEG ratio of 0.9.
The Financial Transaction Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 186, this industry ranks in the bottom 25% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to use Zacks.com to monitor all these stock-influencing metrics, and more, throughout the forthcoming trading sessions.